A biography for Joshua Kimmichhasn’t been written yet.
“It's not everything to be tall.”
“Here in Germany, we have emotional players, too.”
“In every game I want to perform well, not for me but for the team.”
“I try to play my own style.”
“I always wanted to be me and not a Lahm clone or Lahm the second.”
“Xavi was a big idol in my youth because he was smart in his head. He was not the biggest player because of his body length, but he was one of the greatest players because he was always smart in his mind. He had really good technique.”
“Both with Bayern and with the national team, I have a lot of teammates who have achieved a lot more than me - most of them are world champions, European champions or Champions League winners.”
“As footballers we have a certain responsibility. We have the responsibility to talk about things.”
“Mr. Guardiola has already told me what he likes about me.”
“We as footballers, like with Sancho, have a lot of power to reach other people, to be role models and to say something. What we say to people outside gives us a big chance to make a statement.”
“If I have something to say then I am prepared to speak to my teammates about it.”
“Normally when there are fans you are focused just because of that, because you know when you're going to make a mistake, everybody is like, 'Whoa,' you feel this mistake more. Also, you feel more if you score a goal. It's more emotional when there are fans.”
“I would prefer to play left-wing, striker or even goalkeeper - any other position - rather than sitting on the bench as a central midfielder.”
“Making a major contribution to Bayern is more important to me than a transfer abroad. Staying at Bayern is more tempting and more attractive to me.”
“You can always learn lessons.”
“As a young player the most important thing besides having a very good coach is to play a lot because you improve that way.”
“In football, you have the chance to point things out and we should continue doing that.”
“We always want to win, even when we don't play very well.”
“Neymar is not that old but he's not my age. Paul Pogba is two years older than me and Paulo Dybala I think is one year older than me.”
“It was clear that it wouldn't always be plain sailing for me.”